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by jdclyde
[i]"Moreover, in many of our schools no prayer is allowed."[/i]
Wow, I didn't know they were anti-religion.
I would think women in general should favor this to keep women slaves from being brought into the region under the guise of marriage.
I don't see this as trying to discourage muslims, simply informing them before hand that they way they treat women is barbaric and will not be tolerated. They can either become civilized and treat women with respect and as equals or they can stay in whatever war-torn shithole they came from.
Sounds reasonable to me.
by jamesrl
Back in the bad old days when Quebecers were mostly rural and English men ran business in Montreal, the Catholic church truly dominated Quebec. From the pulpit, the Quebecois were told how to vote, how many children to have, how to spend their money etc. Women were second class citizens.
In the 60s, many things changed. Jobs brought people into the cities. Francophones had more access to good jobs. Women entered the workforce. Married women started to keep their maiden names. More people went to university. The birthrate dropped dramatically.
So there is a little bit of backlash against the Catholic Church in Quebec. French schools used to be Catholic but no more.
James
by locolobo
Every once in a while we get a scott or english worker here. I have to keep reminding them I don't speak english. They need to translate to american for me. lol
:)
by jaqui
naw, I have it. :p
not my fault that my "wiccan" beliefs are unique, making me the only "Member" of my religion. :p
if there isn't anyone else, I'm both the higest and lowest ranked member of the church. :D
by jaqui
by jmgarvin
Now you've got me doing Foghorn to everybody!
I say there boy...I say...I say....Now ya'll gotta do this right.
by jaqui
usually I hear it called back bacon.
since it is nothing more than the pork tenderloin smoked into bacon. :D
by jaqui
you are warped hon. :D
[ ok, so it shows how much I paid attention to it back then ;) ]
by jdclyde
this is sure to cure you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYAMFo6hcjs&feature=related
by jamesrl
Peameal is smoked, pickled and coated in pea meal to keep the juices in, hence the name.
James
we were all supposed to learn Japanese, because they were
buying up everything.
by gsg
Come down here where I am in SW Missouri. It's nothing but hills, trees, and caves, with an occasional town in between. I could set you up in the back 40 in a nice cave complete with a bear or mountain lion. Just take your pick.
Disclaimer: I make no guarantee of survival if said bear or mountain lion gets hungry.
by jdclyde
I could handle, they don't shoot you in the back from 300 yards away.
Are the caves dry? ;\
by gsg
Vegemite has many uses.
First, food. It's brilliant. Only a fool, or anyone who thinks that yellow gunk that they serve in the USA is really mustard, would say otherwise.
Second when you have rust patches in the floor of your car: cover the hole with cardboard from the inside, smear the outside with thick vegemite, then drive up and down a dusty road. The inspector will never know the difference when you have the annual roadworthiness inspection on your car.
And you so flippantly ridicule it ???
Try Vegemite. Since I'm in the US I'm going to have to hunt it down.
One question, how do you suggest that I try it?
by locolobo
by jaqui
some sort of piss-poor peanutbutter substitute isn't it.
like ovaltineis to hot cocoa, vegemite is to peanutbutter.
I'll stick with the REAL THING, the cocoa and peanutbutter, the cheap substitutes can be used by those with no taste buds, or to keep rattletraps that should be condemned on the road.
by hal 9000
Very Sparingly Ed. It's dangerous and you need to treat it with respect. :D
I've seen a lot of people who have never eaten it previously trowel it on like Jam or as the Americans call it Jelly. That amount of Vegemite is most likely [b]FATAL.[/b] :^0
Col
I'll treat it the way most people treat Wasabi. I say most people, because with my Slavic ancestry I find the pain similar to that of horseradish, exquisite. I think Kraft makes Vegemite in the US, maybe I'll contact them directly.
I'll be careful, but remember; that which does not kill us merely postpones the inevitable. :D
by hal 9000
My Mommy forced me to eat that stuff and I didn't like it then either.
About all it was good for was torturing the kids by forcing them to eat it. Now they like it and are still alive. :_|
It really is a [b]Evil Foul Black Spread[/b] though and a very definite Acquired Taste. :^0
Col
On toast.
Too much WILL NOT kill you but it may turn you into a cross between Brad Pitt, Arnold Schwartznegger and Dave Grohl.
It explains why Australian and New Zealand men are irresistable to women of the world.
Well it's one reason anyway - there are others.
by nicknielsen
Hmm, let me think. No, not just JD. Everybody. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnjkb4q6FKU
Allow me a cruel chuckle. ]:)
by nicknielsen
I grew up pronouncing it "Peh-kahn."
Pee-can? The house I grew up in had no heat or samitary facilities on the bedroom level. The Pee Can was under the bed. ;)
by jaqui
the potfer
the pot fer to piss in. :D
by nicknielsen
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by hal 9000
Is to throw it in the Bin and not eat it.
Works every time with no complaints about the flavor. :D
Col
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by hal 9000
Would be [b]Totally Obliterated[/b] by the Vegemite.
I believe that it is the product of Chemical Warfare that has proved impossible to destroy so it was sold to the unsuspecting public as a Food. :D
Yep what else can I say we Aussies are a tough lot. :^0
Col
by jaqui
they used to be fired clay containers or else metal containers, with handles and lids, just like the pots of the time. that's where the name came from. :)
[ cast iron bean pot for over the fire / on the woodburning stove is the style that they got the name from ]
by nicknielsen
That's like comparing a milk shake to beer. They may both be fluid but the comparison ends just about there.
Your name and avatar have been given to the foreign affairs department. And Interpol too.
:)
by hal 9000
So it's very close to Mothers Milk. :p
Col ]:)
by jaqui
american beer is close to p!ss.
tasteless, bodyless coloured water.
it's also known as recycled beer, from ANY other country in the world.
by jaqui
like peanut butter, it's TAR flavoured spread for anyone foolish enough to eat it. ]:)
still a toxic substance.
and anyone that likes it is letting everyone around them know they should be locked up in rubber room for their own safety.
Brakes, lights, safety equipment, tyres, roadworthiness etc.
Only cars under 3 years old are exempt.
If you keep your car in good condition it's not toomuch of an imposition - takes about 15 minutes and costs $30 or so.
But if you don't keep your car up-to-date the inspector will go over it with a fine tooth comb - the inspector can also be liable for any damage / injury the car does within 90 days of the inspection, if it is found to be the fault of something they should have picked up.
I know that many of these things can seem like an imposition to other folks, particularly those from the USA. And I guess it is, in a way. But the fact remains that last year our state had its lowest road toll in over 60 years and that is in absolute terms. Given the growth in population (nearly three times in that period) the reduction is immense! There are a lot of contributing factors in this, but the best result is literally hundreds of millions of tax dollars NOT having to be spent on hospitals, police and ambulance crews.
So in general we're happy to put up with compulsory seat-belts, annual vehicle inspections, speed cameras and random breath testing. Very few people see these activities as impinging on our personal freedoms. I think most people over here agree the larger personal freedom is the ability to drive and feel safe.
by nicknielsen
Now we don't have them at all. It all happened before I got here, but as I understand it:
1. The inspection was cursory at best: lamps, horn, and brakes.
2. Anybody with $50 could become an inspector.
3. There were no consequences to inspectors.
4. The inspection fee was "too high."
5. It violated the "right to drive."
I'm sure the actual reason inspections were repealed here in SC is a combination of the above factors and others, with (knowing my adopted home state as I do) numbers 4 and 5 in the forefront.
So now you see vehicles driving down the road with pieces falling off, with burned-out lamps, cracked windshields, mis-aligned headlamps, etc., etc., etc. I've even seen the one truck several times, moving down the road after dark with only parking lights and emergency flashers. What a farging moron! How expensive are headlamps?
And they wonder why we have a high death rate on our highways...
by locolobo
but it's changed too. My dad was a truck driver. When I was young we never took a trip over 10 mi without checking the vehicle, fluids, lights, signals, etc. He checked weekly regardless. We were poor but Dad's reasoning was he couldn't afford a ticket or accident.
As a young man and later I've seen a lot of people who didn't have the money to buy a headlamp, or have the knowledge to fix the turn signal etc. You wouldn't believe the people who otherwise looked intelligent pulled into the service station where I worked saying their engine light was on. Their car would be completely dry of oil or water and they would drive it until it started smoking! Now they don't have to worry about not being able to afford a quart of oil!
by jaqui
Canadian beer.
the urinals in the bars go into tanks for the US breweries. ]:)
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